Salsify 'Giant'
- Product number: 120000
- Origin: Europe
- Latin: Tragopogon porrifolius
The roots of this very old cultivated crop are eaten like salsify and taste like asparagus and oyster. Roasted, they provided so-called coffee substitute in times of scarcity (as did parsnips). The blue-purple composite flowers on the 1-meter high plant open only in the morning during warm, sunny weather (photo www.genster.nl by René Vonk). Sowing: March-May, harvestable: October-February, frost-resistant. 2 grams is sufficient for 1.5 m2.
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Latin: Tragopogon porrifolius
Dutch: Haverwortel
Also known as: Boksbaard or Paarse Morgenster
English: Vegetable Oyster, Salsify
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- Flower colour: Blue-purple composite flowers
- Origin: Europe
- Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Biennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Tragopogon porrifolius
- Dutch: Salsify
- Also known as: Goat's Beard or Purple Salsify
- English: Vegetable Oyster, Salsify
